tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post4480833184007605457..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Sentimental softieMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-74202645520647628542013-11-03T19:35:31.327+00:002013-11-03T19:35:31.327+00:00I thought it was about taking responsibility for w...I thought it was about taking responsibility for what you do whether it be the eating of animals or the way in which your clothes are produced, I guess a lot of people feel more revolted at the treatment of animals than they do with the treatment of people. M J NorfolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-77422739358240286432013-11-03T19:28:39.932+00:002013-11-03T19:28:39.932+00:00Yes, I am fine, thank you for asking. I had a day ...Yes, I am fine, thank you for asking. I had a day off, couldn't think of anything to say, ha ha. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-13333691661137721932013-11-03T17:11:19.412+00:002013-11-03T17:11:19.412+00:00Hello Ilona, are you ok? Its not like you to not ...Hello Ilona, are you ok? Its not like you to not post each day? am not complaining, just hope you are ok.Blackpool Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087078173563970757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-31591835052343812192013-11-03T11:54:37.831+00:002013-11-03T11:54:37.831+00:00You can do what you like. My post was about eating...You can do what you like. My post was about eating animals.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85028851287485546142013-11-03T10:28:09.528+00:002013-11-03T10:28:09.528+00:00Does that mean if we buy cheap clothing from Prima...Does that mean if we buy cheap clothing from Primark and the like (new or second hand) we ought to go to the sweat shops where they are produced to see first hand the conditions in which the clothes are made? M J NorfolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-72434324278632266302013-11-02T22:08:26.139+00:002013-11-02T22:08:26.139+00:00I love Mrs Beeton, good reading when you are ill i...I love Mrs Beeton, good reading when you are ill in bed and want something to dip into and still things in there applicable today though possibly not calf's head jelly. All the more amazing as Mrs B was the eldest of about 24 children!!! Really! and also she died very young, in her early twenties I believe, so not much time in which to be a housewife very sadly.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278619080192910865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-48920434088415346742013-11-02T16:19:32.540+00:002013-11-02T16:19:32.540+00:00I bought a secong hand copy of Mrs B's Househo...I bought a secong hand copy of Mrs B's Household management for £2.00 when I was newly married in 1971. I have often used and love looking at the photos of the folded serviettes; Although there is no date in mine I think it must be early 1930s. The whole section on Alcohol had been cut out obviously must have belonged to someone who was TT.<br />My father had a copy that his mother had bought on her honeymoon in 1913 but when we cleared the house recently it had disappeared. Who got there first???<br />Helen in FranceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-38967871832218299862013-11-02T15:39:16.556+00:002013-11-02T15:39:16.556+00:00I have my grandmother and I think it must be about...I have my grandmother and I think it must be about the same age, I also have a more modern edition for 1965 and it has microwaving instructions. I use the later book all the timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-10810696531828672582013-11-02T14:11:00.912+00:002013-11-02T14:11:00.912+00:00Yikes! I had no idea Mrs. Beeton was so popular o...Yikes! I had no idea Mrs. Beeton was so popular or so collected! I bought an abridged reproduction version at a cheapie online site, so please ignore my contact elsewhere. You're a good treasure hunter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-27102830943464653122013-11-02T02:37:31.067+00:002013-11-02T02:37:31.067+00:00Your lunch looks delishYour lunch looks delishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-61137420187036510762013-11-02T01:48:28.206+00:002013-11-02T01:48:28.206+00:00Ilona - I never thought to stop and say thank you....Ilona - I never thought to stop and say thank you. I log onto your website almost everyday and so thoroughly enjoy it. At the same time I realize you keep plugging along daily trying to think up things to write about to keep all of us onlookers enthralled. And you succeed - fabulously. So; thank you. Thanks for the walking bits, the vegetarian menu blurbs, the kitty stuff (what would they do without you), your book reviews, frugal tips, garden ideas and monologue, late night buying trips to the grocery store for mark downs, suggestions for saving the planet (lots of those and all good!), exercise vids, points of view and opinions as well as how to make a bag!!! - they all count and they're all good and I hope there area lots of younger people out there that log on and think, "wow, that's a great idea. Now if I start that now in my 20's or 30's imagine where I'll be when..." Keep it up. I realize it's good for you to have an audience (and am continually amazed you have not done any advertising!!!) because we all need feed back in our lives and I (and I'm sure I can say 'we') appreciate your effort. Go girl. <br /><br />Yours - anonymous Debbie (ha ha)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89808168552846501202013-11-01T23:17:51.710+00:002013-11-01T23:17:51.710+00:00Yikes!! Now we know where I'm a celeb got thei...Yikes!! Now we know where I'm a celeb got their ideas for the bush tucker trials. I am an unapologetic sentimental softie like you Ilona. My Hubby is a meat eater but hates it to look anything like the animal it came from.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-92099594877481741942013-11-01T22:43:36.878+00:002013-11-01T22:43:36.878+00:00I have my grandmother's copy dated 1919, I thi...I have my grandmother's copy dated 1919, I think, and, as a child, I used to chortle over a recipe for kangaroo tail soup. Ingredients: 1 tail......Attilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916442932314835859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-5095532792269264272013-11-01T21:33:10.667+00:002013-11-01T21:33:10.667+00:00And to think I was having a hard time with the ox ... And to think I was having a hard time with the ox tail soup my English friend has threatened me with when I visit. haha. No way in this world would I ever be able to sit down at a table with a cow's head cooked, displayed, and ready to eat. I shudder at the thought! <br /><br />I'm with Campfire...If this was still the norm i'd be the worst housewife EVER. :D<br /><br />JaGJake's a Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401847481371419598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-29961324388864049562013-11-01T20:58:42.770+00:002013-11-01T20:58:42.770+00:00I've heard a lot about Mrs. Beeton's compe...I've heard a lot about Mrs. Beeton's compendium of information and hope to someday come across an old copy to pore over. Meanwhile, though...I must respectfully suggest there is at least one other cookery book that survived 2 world wars. I grew up with Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cookbook, which was first published in 1896. I now have my mother's copy (tattered and worn to a convincing degree!) which she received as a wedding present right after WWll. I think the most recent edition was printed in the 1990s. :)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-78506975411608528292013-11-01T20:37:40.535+00:002013-11-01T20:37:40.535+00:00I've got a couple of similar books. I am not a...I've got a couple of similar books. I am not a very good housewife!Campfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573797205145907726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-52887999727461465272013-11-01T20:06:49.867+00:002013-11-01T20:06:49.867+00:00I have a very well thumbed copy of Mrs Beeton as w...I have a very well thumbed copy of Mrs Beeton as well. you got a little treasure there I think!<br /><br />I agree with your comments about meat! I eat it, and yes have raised it and killed it in the past - and only buy it now, when I know it has had a good life and as quick and stress-less a death as is possible<br /><br />*Ducks down and waits for the flak!*Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-71327756279945979352013-11-01T19:44:34.055+00:002013-11-01T19:44:34.055+00:00I love the mrs beeton books, my MIL has one she kn...I love the mrs beeton books, my MIL has one she knows I'd love to get my hands on :-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460939600819890006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-13974353652722039572013-11-01T19:33:08.649+00:002013-11-01T19:33:08.649+00:00Being the skinflint that i am, i feel right at hom...Being the skinflint that i am, i feel right at home with your blog and your like minded followers but it still upsets me when i think about the houseclearance post.<br />It doesn't seem right skipping someones possessions but i cant get over the money wasting. £120 for a skip or thereabouts is bad enough, but it seems that a lot of the stuff was re-usable if not worth selling or giving away to someone who could make use. Thankfully you rescued some Ilona.<br />Dave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-91667360456127946412013-11-01T18:29:05.208+00:002013-11-01T18:29:05.208+00:00Your lunch looks bloomin' lovely. Forget the b...Your lunch looks bloomin' lovely. Forget the boiled head, I'll have your lunch any day.<br />Love from Mum<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-88926535563521010472013-11-01T18:27:18.529+00:002013-11-01T18:27:18.529+00:00Hi Ilona,
I don't think that you could purch...Hi Ilona,<br />I don't think that you could purchase a calf's head in Aldi, or any other supermarket. This takes me back and reminds me of my gran. When I was about 5 she served me a plate of sheep's brain plus teeth. I refused to eat it, she got angry, and I went hungry. Makes me cringe to this day. Must have been about 1950. Mrs Beeton has a case to answer I reckon.<br />Best wishes<br />Colin in Kent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-70662522638195438032013-11-01T17:06:40.655+00:002013-11-01T17:06:40.655+00:00Hi there
Completely with you, Ilona, in saying th...Hi there<br /><br />Completely with you, Ilona, in saying that people who eat meat should be shown where the produce comes. (horse meat scandal springs to mind!) <br /><br />LouiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85680181419583692502013-11-01T17:04:19.723+00:002013-11-01T17:04:19.723+00:00If everyone had to slaughter their own food...in a...If everyone had to slaughter their own food...in an abattoir...how many carnivores would become vegetarian? A fair few I'm betting!<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-72469153437230085962013-11-01T16:31:19.984+00:002013-11-01T16:31:19.984+00:00Your lunch looks good but I'd add a handful of...Your lunch looks good but I'd add a handful of chickpeas for the protein, vitamins and minerals Chickpeas are so good for you!<br /><br />I love pottering around my home making it cosy and welcoming for my man. A home that's a joy to come home to. Well we don't want our menfolk to stray do we? Keep them happy at home and receive the love in return. It works around here anyway.<br /><br />Happy days, have a wonderful NovemberHannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-64244137230299293562013-11-01T16:21:46.841+00:002013-11-01T16:21:46.841+00:00Hi Debbie, yes it is. Bag on it's way.Hi Debbie, yes it is. Bag on it's way.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.com